November 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 14, 2025
This week features a review of how effective the current QBE formula is at accounting for unequal funding across school districts in Georgia.
Topic: South Korea
October 24, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 24, 2025
Although the public health emergency ended more than two years ago, these “enhanced” subsidies remain in place.
September 5, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 5, 2025
Georgians are facing a hard truth about housing: When government ties up supply, prices soar.
August 9, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 9, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s high interest rate policy may backfire.
July 10, 2024 • Commentary
Congress should increase oversight on runaway bureaucrats
Estimates put the cost of regulations on American businesses at $2 to $3 trillion.
June 14, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 14, 2024
Why Georgia needs to be serious about tort reform.
April 5, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 5, 2024
The prospects for meaningful property tax reform seemed promising at the beginning of the session.
November 17, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 17, 2023
Education leaders have descended upon Atlanta for ExcelInEd’s National Summit on Education.
March 31, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 31, 2023
It’s Friday! It takes 120 votes to pass a bill through the General Assembly: 29 or more in the Senate, and 91 or more in the House. In the waning […]
December 2, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 2, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Atlanta is No. 1 again, but not for a desirable reason. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that no other large American city has higher income inequality than […]
November 7, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 4, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: In this week’s commentary Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson reflects on the perplexing reasons behind the recent closure of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center and what it will mean for […]
September 17, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 17, 2021
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation marked 30 years of “Changing Georgia Policy, Changing Georgians’ Lives” with a dinner celebration Thursday night at the Geo
May 28, 2021 • Commentary
A Day of Honor, a Sacrifice of a Lifetime
Nearly 5 million people died in the Korean War, a conflict that began in June 1950 and ended in July 1953. More than half of those killed were civilians – a civ
May 7, 2021
Friday Facts: May 07, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane The Friday Facts traces its beginnings to the days of the facsimile machine, or fax. As shown in this 2004 edition, it was initially called the […]
March 15, 2021 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: March 15, 2020
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. One concern amid COVID-19 lockdowns, shutdowns, mandates, sheltering at home, isolation and telemedicine is the dangerous […]
January 29, 2020 • Press Release
News Release: 300 Join in Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration
NEWS RELEASE | For Immediate Release January 29, 2020 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) 300 Join in Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration Atlanta – More than 300 friends and supporters joined the Georgia Public […]
January 10, 2020
Friday Facts: January 10, 2020
It’s Friday! January 28: We’re just 18 days away from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner on January 28! Join us in the Egyptian […]
January 18, 2019
Faces Behind School Choice are as Diverse as the Options Ahead
The events and activities underscore the need for choice in children’s education: No two children are alike. They learn in different ways, in different environments and at different paces, and […]
September 2, 2016
Friday Facts: September 2, 2016
It’s Friday! November 11: Tickets and sponsor opportunities are available for the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award, which honors a notable Georgian. The keynote speaker is John […]
May 29, 2015
Trade Promotion Authority Deserves Americans’ Support
Congressional safeguards prevent abuse of Trade Promotion Authority. By Brandon Arnold and Benita M. Dodd The congressional debate over trade has been white-hot in recent weeks. With the support of […]
May 16, 2014
Friday Facts: May 16, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The fundamental premise upon which the Great Society vision for America was conceived is the idea of political paternalism. Good men, with enough political power, […]
May 13, 2014
Michael Horn: Up Close in South Korea and Vietnam Classrooms
Michael Horn recently traveled for one month through South Korea and Vietnam to closely examine their public and private education systems. This article was created for the Georgia Public Public […]
March 28, 2014
Don’t Let Stereotypes Cloud Common Sense in Public Policy
March was eventful at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. More than 200 supporters attended the Annual Reception and Dinner to celebrate 23 years of promoting free markets, limited government and […]
March 7, 2014 • Press Release
Georgia Public Policy Foundation Annual Dinner Photos
Here is a selection of photos from our 2014 Annual Dinner! What a great night we had celebrating with friends who’ve stood with us during 23 years of work to […]
February 4, 2014
Joel Kotkin: America’s Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full?
By Joel Kotkin The stock market is high, real estate prices have resurged, even the unemployment rate is dropping, yet Americans still feel pretty down about the future. A survey released […]
September 20, 2013
Friday Facts: September 20, 2013
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” – Friedrich von […]
September 6, 2013
Friday Facts: September 6, 2013
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but […]
April 5, 2013
Friday Facts: April 5, 2013
It’s Friday! Events April 23: “Telehealth: Taking Health Care to The Next Level,” is the topic of the Foundation’s next Leadership Breakfast, at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, at […]
April 17, 2012
Checking Up on Health
Health Policy Briefs: April 17, 2012 Compiled by Benita Dodd Show me the money: Georgia ranks 11th out of the top 20 states that have received funds distributed across the […]
October 21, 2011
Friday Facts: October 21st, 2011
It’s Friday! – Deadline: Reserve your seat by noon today for the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award dinner. The event begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, at the Renaissance […]
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